Spread the cost of a small commercial wind turbine from £20,000 to £90,000 with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, small wind turbines are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £20,000 to £90,000, and most deals are written over 60–120 months with a deposit of around 15–25%. Decisions typically take 3–5 working days. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£20k – £90k
Approval Speed
3–5 working days
Subject to planning permission being in place
Rates From
7.0% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £45,000: a 10% deposit of £4,500, then 48 monthly payments of £949 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £50,052, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5kW freestanding small wind turbine (specification class, indicative UK market pricing) | £20,000 – £25,000 | 5kW Small Wind Turbine |
| 10kW small wind turbine (specification class) | £35,000 – £50,000 | 10kW Small Wind Turbine |
| 15kW freestanding small wind turbine (specification class) | Around £70,000 | 15kW Small Wind Turbine |
| 20kW small wind turbine, UK manufacturers include Britwind (price not independently verified) | £75,000 – £90,000 | 20kW Small Wind Turbine |
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Check EligibilityA small wind turbine is mounted on a mast and foundation that becomes part of the land, and this affects how it's treated for both capital allowances and asset finance in the same way a solar array or heat pump can be. The turbine and its electrical components may qualify for plant and machinery allowances, while the foundation and civil works are generally treated as land-related expenditure rather than moveable plant, so get your accountant to confirm the split before finalising the finance. Some asset lenders are also more cautious about lending against the turbine alone, given how fixed it is once installed, which can affect the deposit or security required.
Small wind turbines in the 5kW to 20kW range are bought mainly by farms, rural estates and businesses on sites with enough space and a suitable wind resource, often alongside solar as part of a wider on-site generation set-up. Because a turbine of this size involves a mast, foundation and grid connection work as well as the turbine itself, most buyers finance the whole installed project rather than the turbine hardware in isolation. The used market for small wind turbines is limited, since turbines are rarely removed from a working site while still generating, so lenders tend to place more weight on the strength of the borrowing business and its land or site ownership than on the resale value of a used turbine. Replacement is typically driven by a turbine reaching the end of its design life after two decades or more of operation, or a component failure that makes continued repair uneconomic, rather than routine wear.
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